Clifton, NJ

Every dwelling unit in Clifton must have a working smoke detector meeting New Jersey Uniform Fire Code standards, and owners must obtain a certificate of smoke detector compliance…

Clifton Code § 127-2 bars anyone from burning refuse, garbage, yard trimmings or other waste in the open, and separately forbids running a salvage operation by open fire. The lone…

Clifton allows backyard fire pits, chimineas and outdoor fireplaces without a permit, but caps them at three feet across and two feet tall, requires spark-screened openings, and keeps…

Clifton bars anyone from possessing, igniting or throwing firecrackers, fireworks, explosives or other flammable material in a City park, including material thrown in from adjacent…

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildland fire prevention, declares burn bans, and enforces forest fire districts that supersede conflicting municipal…

Clifton Code § 129-16 makes it unlawful for aircraft or helicopter operators to create unnecessary noise within or over the City. The rule sits inside Chapter 129, Airports and…

Clifton bars homeowners from running leaf blowers and other noncommercial landscaping equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Landscaping companies working on commercial or…

Clifton bans revving a parked vehicle's engine between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. if it disturbs the neighborhood, with a rebuttable presumption of a violation once the sound carries 100…

Clifton bars any sound source from exceeding the limits in its Table I/II sound schedule, measured at the receiving property's real property line, and flatly caps impulsive sound at 80…

Clifton bans running construction tools, equipment or vehicles in or near any residential zone before 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and before 9:00 a.m. or…

Clifton bans letting a dog bark, howl or cry for 30 straight minutes, or two 15-minute stretches within an hour, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if it unreasonably disturbs neighbors…

Clifton judges vehicle stereos and portable speakers by hours and distance, not decibels. Vehicle music can't be plainly audible at a residential property line from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m…

Clifton pet shops may not sell or offer for sale a dog or cat under a puppy-mill ordinance the City Council adopted in October 2022. Shops may still offer dogs and cats for adoption if…

Clifton bars feeding wild water fowl, swans, geese, brant and ducks, anywhere in the City, public or private land alike. A separate rule bars feeding any other unconfined wildlife on…

Clifton lets residents feed free-roaming and feral cats on private property, but only during three set daily windows and only with the property owner's permission. Section 203-63 caps…

Clifton bars owners from letting any dog, licensed or not, run at large on city streets, public places, or someone else's property. The rule applies citywide and carries real fines…

Clifton's zoning code lists an animal hospital as a permitted limited-manufacturing use in the Planned Mixed Use (P-MU) District and as a permitted use in the M-2 Industrial District…

Clifton's parks ordinance makes it unlawful to hunt, molest, kill, wound, trap, shoot, pursue or capture any animal, reptile or bird found in a City park, or to disturb its habitat…

Clifton allows chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons and other fowl only with an annual $125 Health Department license, and caps most properties at five fowl. Roosters may not crow, swine…

Clifton does not regulate dogs by breed. The City repealed its Pit Bull ordinance in 2000 and now judges dogs by conduct: Municipal Court can declare an individual dog vicious or…

To use a Passaic County dog park, a dog six months or older must be spayed or neutered, and no puppy under four months old is allowed in at all. This is a condition of park access, not…

Inside Passaic County's dog parks, no single person may bring in more than two dogs at a time. This is a park-use rule under the county's Park Property Ordinance, not a household…

New Jersey requires beekeepers who overwinter colonies to register annually with the Department of Agriculture, and statewide beekeeping rules limit how far towns may restrict…

Clifton bars buses, tow trucks, trailers, flatbeds, and trucks over four tons or 25 feet from parking on any street between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Ordinary passenger vehicles are not…

Once snow covers Clifton's streets, parking is banned on the sides of dozens of named streets, from Ackerman Avenue to Woodlawn Avenue, until plowing clears the roadway enough for…

Clifton bans unregistered vehicles on any property, in every zoning district, under City Code Section 461-13.1B(10). The rule reaches driveways, yards and lots citywide, not just…

Clifton bars parking, stopping or standing a motor vehicle on any front-yard area of a residential lot unless it is a driveway or parking area built and installed under City ordinance…

Clifton designates specific curb segments citywide as loading zones and bars anyone from parking there during posted hours except to load or unload goods and materials, per City Code §…

Clifton police can tow any vehicle parked illegally, obstructing a street or driveway, or lacking current registration, and must notify the owner within five days of impoundment.

Clifton lets the Chief of Police restrict parking on residential streets to permit holders once outside vehicles fill more than 25% of the spaces there. Residents get permits free of…

Clifton bans boats and trailers from front yards outright and caps residential boat/trailer length at 18 feet. Recreational vehicles may only sit in a rear (or variance-approved side)…

Clifton's zoning code bars trucks, tractors, commercial trailers and buses from parking or standing in any yard area or driveway in a residence district. Only commercial vehicles of…

Passaic County requires electric vehicles parked in an authorized charging space at a county park to be actively charging. Non-electric or non-charging vehicles using a designated…

New Jersey's Predatory Towing Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 56:13-7 et seq., and its implementing rule, N.J.A.C. 13:45A-31, control every non-consensual tow in the state. A private property…

Clifton requires a permit before cutting down any tree four inches or more in caliper or clearing a site, with fees from $50 to $400+ scaled to how many trees are removed.

Clifton caps brush, weeds and uncut grass at six inches on any lot in the City. Once growth exceeds that height, the City Engineer mails the owner and tenant a 10-day notice to cut or…

Clifton hands out free compost, mulch and topsoil to residents at the City Hall Complex whenever supply is available, seven days a week between dawn and dusk. Each resident is capped…

Clifton requires plant life growing within 10 feet of any street or within 50 feet of an intersection or rail crossing to be cut to no more than two feet, and the City Engineer can…

New Jersey's statewide stormwater rule, N.J.A.C. 7:8, requires major developments to manage runoff with green infrastructure and expressly counts storing stormwater runoff for reuse…

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection may impose statewide or regional water use restrictions during drought warnings or emergencies under the Water Supply Management Act.

Clifton only allows short-term rentals in homes where the owner actually lives. Chapter 378A limits STR permits to single-family houses, one unit of a two-family home, or units in a…

Clifton bars booking services like Airbnb or Vrbo from collecting a fee on a Clifton short-term rental unless they first verify the listing's registration number through the City's…

A Noise Ordinance conviction can cost a Clifton short-term rental its permit. Chapter 378A denies or bars renewal of STR permits for owners with a Municipal Court noise violation…

No one may operate or advertise a short-term rental in Clifton without a permit from the Department of Engineering. Chapter 378A requires annual permit renewal, a Certificate of Code…

Two substantiated complaints can end a Clifton short-term rental permit for good. Chapter 378A lets the City Manager revoke an STR permit once a property draws two or more…

Every short-term rental owner in Clifton pays a $500 non-refundable annual registration fee to the Department of Engineering. Set by Chapter 378A, the fee covers both the permit…

Clifton requires every short-term rental owner to carry at least $500,000 in general liability insurance before a permit issues. Chapter 378A makes proof of insurance, ownership and…

Clifton short-term rental applicants must disclose every parking space at the property and cap renters at one vehicle per two occupants. Chapter 378A also requires owners to certify…

Every private pool in Clifton must sit inside a fence set back at least five feet from the water's edge, with a locked, self-securing gate. Shallow portable pools and pools with…

No one may build, alter or maintain a private pool in Clifton without a Building Inspector permit. Permanent pools also need Plumbing Inspector and Board of Health sign-off, and every…

Clifton limits detached sheds and accessory buildings to 700 square feet, one story and 14 feet in the R-A1, R-A2 and R-B1 Districts, or 300 square feet per dwelling unit elsewhere…

Converting a garage to habitable space requires a NJ Uniform Construction Code permit statewide, with mandatory inspections for framing, insulation, electrical, and plumbing changes.

Clifton caps residential fences at four feet in front yards and along street-facing side yards, and at six feet along the rear when the top foot is at least half open. Corner lots must…

Clifton Code § 461-50 requires every retaining wall to resist the pressure of the material it holds back, including dead and live load surcharges, and to stand against overturning…

Every fence erected in Clifton needs a permit under Code § 461-51, backed by a certified survey showing the fence's proposed type, height and location. The Zoning Officer charges $75…

Clifton Code § 461-47K bans barbed wire and razor-type fencing outright, in every zoning district and as part of any fence. The same article requires the finished side of a fence to…

New Jersey common law and statute apply uniformly statewide to spite fences, boundary fences, and shared maintenance disputes between adjoining landowners.

Clifton's R-A1, R-A2 and R-A3 single-family zones allow a resident to run a home profession as a subordinate use under City Code Section 461-13.1C(2). The office must be an integral…

New Jersey allows for-profit home food production only through a Cottage Food Operator Permit issued by the Department of Health's Public Health and Food Protection Program under…

The New Jersey Family Day Care Provider Registration Act creates a uniform statewide registration system for home daycares serving up to five children, with the state preempting most…

New Jersey has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no way to license a home kitchen as a restaurant. N.J.A.C. 8:24-2.1(c)1 makes the person in charge responsible for ensuring…

Clifton requires a separate City Clerk license for any massage establishment and for every individual massagist under Chapter 309, with a $150 annual establishment fee, a $50 massagist…

Clifton requires any bar, cabaret, theater, or licensed establishment furnishing entertainment to obtain a Municipal Council license under City Code Chapter 215, and it flatly bans…

A tower may not remove a vehicle from private property without the owner's consent unless a 36-by-36-inch sign is posted and, in most cases, written authorization is obtained from the…

Buying used jewelry, electronics or other secondhand goods for resale in Clifton requires a $1,000 municipal license, a police background check, and photographing every item and…

Clifton bans tattooing outright except when performed by a licensed physician for medical or cosmetic purposes. Body piercing establishments are treated differently: they may operate…

No one may pawn or lend money on pledged property in Clifton without a numbered license from the Municipal Clerk, a police background check, and a $10,000 surety bond. The license…

New Jersey regulates vape retailers under NJSA 54:40B and NJSA 26:3D, requiring licensing, prohibiting flavored vape sales, and applying age-21 minimum purchase rules statewide.

Clifton lets residents place uncontainerized leaves and grass clippings at the curb only during the seven days before an announced collection, and never within ten feet of a storm…

Clifton makes it unlawful for anyone to deposit, place or dump refuse, including garbage, offal, rubbish, paper, trash, stumps, junk or debris, on any land in the City. A conviction…

Clifton residents and businesses must keep enough garbage receptacles on hand to hold refuse between collections, keep them covered and non-overflowing, and set them at the curb no…

Clifton runs a mandatory source-separation recycling program: every generator, resident or business must separate recyclables like newspapers, glass, aluminum, steel cans, cardboard…

Clifton requires garbage, ashes, dirt and other household refuse to be set out curbside on the days the City appoints for collection, but not before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time…

Clifton residents set large appliances, tree branches and fall leaves at the curb for pickup on the City's schedule rather than mixing them into regular trash. White goods need their…

Anyone offering a dumpster for use or hire in Clifton must register with the City Clerk and pay a $400 annual fee. Street-placed dumpsters can't sit within five feet of a neighbor's…

Clifton's curbside recycling program sets material-by-material packaging rules, container sizes from four to 32 gallons, and a strict set-out window: recyclables go out no earlier than…

Clifton requires plastic bags or covered receptacles up to a 35-gallon capacity for household and business garbage, and requires them to sit at the side or rear of the house, store or…

Clifton's Floodplain Management Regulations require any development in a flood hazard area to comply with the Uniform Construction Code and the state Flood Hazard Area Control Act…

Clifton requires new construction in flood hazard areas to meet a local design flood elevation that adds at least one foot of freeboard above the best available flood data, with two…

Clifton's 2024 stormwater ordinance makes every qualifying "major development" design green infrastructure BMPs for groundwater recharge, runoff quantity and quality control, meeting…

Before hauling dirt off a Clifton construction site for sale or off-site use, an owner needs a Council-issued soil-removal permit costing $25 to $1,000 by acreage. Section 387-6 makes…

The Coastal Area Facility Review Act gives the New Jersey DEP exclusive permit jurisdiction over development in the coastal zone, applying uniform statewide standards regardless of…

Clifton requires a dwelling inspection every time a rental unit changes occupancy or a property changes title, triggered by the dwelling certificate filed under City Code Chapter 210…

Clifton's housing code requires every entrance and dwelling-unit door in residential buildings to carry heavy-duty locks, a dead bolt or auxiliary latch, and (outside dormitories) a…

Clifton's nonresidential property maintenance rules cap how long a temporary painting scaffold or other temporary construction equipment can stay up: no more than three months after it…

Clifton runs its electrical permitting through the Clifton Enforcing Agency's electrical subcode official under the State Uniform Construction Code, and every building's electric…

Clifton enforces plumbing work through its State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency. A plumbing subcode official reviews and inspects the work, and every fixture, special…

Clifton requires most rental units to undergo a lead-based paint hazard inspection at tenant turnover or at least every three years, performed by the City's lead inspector or a private…

Clifton enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code through its own Clifton Enforcing Agency, which issues construction permits covering building, plumbing, electrical and…

Clifton requires governing-body approval and a City Clerk permit before anyone runs a bazaar, carnival, circus, street fair or festival in the City. Street fairs may be run by…

Clifton residents need a City Clerk permit to close a public street for a block party, filed at least 30 days ahead by a resident of the block who is over 18. Sales are limited to food…

Clifton requires a parade permit from the Chief of Police before any march, procession or similar public event, filed 72 hours ahead if streets close or 48 hours ahead otherwise…

Anyone holding a special event in a Clifton park must first get a permit from the City under § 351-5. The application must name the applicant and any sponsoring organization, state the…

Clifton bans political signs on any public street, sidewalk, park or other public facility, and bars placing them on private property without the owner's consent. Setbacks keep signs…

Clifton lets garage sale permit holders post signs only if they follow the City's Sign Ordinance, Chapter 461, Article IX. Section 259-7 bars attaching any sign to a utility pole…

Clifton caps rent for multiple dwellings of seven or more units under Chapter 363, limiting annual increases to 2% or 3% depending on whether the landlord provides heat. A five-member…

Clifton law bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling unit that lacks a working kitchen sink, a private bathroom with a flush toilet, lavatory and tub or shower, hot water…

Every owner and tenant of a Clifton dwelling unit must file a City dwelling certificate before a new lease, tenancy change or sale closes. Most changes of occupancy also trigger a City…

Landlords of regulated multiple dwellings in Clifton must wait a full 12 months between increases and notify the tenant in writing under state notice law before demanding more rent…

Under New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, a landlord may evict a covered tenant only on a statutory good-cause ground. Non-payment under subsection a. needs no advance…

The New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act preempts local landlord-tenant law and limits residential evictions to specifically enumerated good-cause grounds statewide.

New Jersey sets no general statutory cap on residential late fees, leaving the amount to the lease subject to reasonableness. For senior citizens on government pensions and recipients…

To end a month-to-month residential tenancy in New Jersey, either party gives at least one month's written notice expiring at a rental period. Because the Anti-Eviction Act bars…

New Jersey caps a residential security deposit at 1.5 times one month's rent, and any later additional deposit may rise by no more than 10% per year. After a tenancy ends, the landlord…

A squatter cannot gain title quickly in New Jersey. Under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-30, thirty years of actual, continuous possession of real estate vests title in the possessor, and sixty years…

Every Clifton retail food establishment must employ at least one full-time certified food manager, obtained through the Health Department's $150 accredited course offered in English…

Clifton's Health Department requires every retail food-handling establishment to post its current inspection evaluation placard where patrons entering the premises can see it. The…

Clifton makes it unlawful to let garbage, refuse, manure or animal or vegetable matter pile up if it can feed rodents or serve as a breeding place or harborage for them. The Police…

Clifton declares bed bugs a public nuisance in multiple dwellings. Once a tenant or the Health Department gives written notice, the owner has 10 days to hire a licensed pesticide…

Clifton requires every exterior burglar alarm on a building or motor vehicle to shut itself off within five minutes of continuous sound, or fifteen minutes if it produces impulsive…

Clifton's noise ordinance names air conditioners among the equipment on a "multi-use property" that can be a source of elevated sound at another use on the same lot, making AC noise…

Clifton's noise code lets officers cite thumping car-stereo bass without identifying the song: detecting the rhythmic bass component alone proves "plainly audible" sound. Vehicle music…

Clifton caps a residential garage sale at three consecutive days and limits any single address to two permitted sales per calendar year. Sales in residential zones must run between 9…

Anyone who wants to hawk, peddle or vend food or beverages on Clifton's streets and sidewalks, whether from a cart, wagon or on foot, must first get a license from the City Clerk under…

Clifton bars anyone from hawking, peddling or vending foods, beverages or merchandise on the streets and sidewalks of the City's Special Improvement District unless the Municipal…

A food truck operating in the Passaic County Park System needs an annual permit costing $500, with one permit required for each truck. Fees are due in full before release, permits…

When Clifton's public officer finds after notice and hearing that a building is unfit for human habitation, § 273-4 lets the City order the owner to repair it or vacate and close it…

Clifton owners and tenants must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks and gutters within 24 hours after it falls, and multi-family building owners get just 12 hours for shared…

Clifton requires brush, weeds, uncut grass and debris to be cut or removed from all land in the City, occupied or vacant, once growth passes six inches. The City Engineer gives the…

A Clifton resident can trigger an unfitness review of a building by joining at least five other residents in a written petition to the public officer, or a public authority can file…

Clifton's parks code makes it unlawful to pitch a tent, shack or other temporary shelter for overnight camping anywhere in a City park. It also bars leaving a house trailer, camp…

Clifton makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, highway, road, alley, sidewalk or other public place outside a designated restroom. The same ban reaches private…

Clifton's loitering rule only reaches a narrow situation: standing around in a street, public or quasi-public place, or on someone else's private property without consent, while under…

Clifton Code § 332-15, added in 2023, declares that an unruly social gathering or party is a public nuisance if it interferes with or disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of a…

Clifton prohibits smoking within 35 feet of City Hall's front entrance at 900 Clifton Avenue and in all city-owned parks, playgrounds and ball fields marked with no-smoking signs, on…

Clifton Code § 137-24 makes it unlawful for anyone of legal drinking age to drink, serve or dispense alcoholic beverages on any public street, sidewalk, park, playground, parking lot…

Passaic County limits electric skateboards and similar power-assisted wheeled devices to roadways, drives and parking areas on county park property. Article II, Section 40 also…

Passaic County flatly bans soliciting alms or contributions on county park property. Article II, Section 9 of the Park Property Ordinance allows no exception and requires no permit…

Cannabis use, including via vape or other electronic delivery devices, is strictly prohibited anywhere in the Passaic County Park System. The ban sits in an unnumbered provision of…

Clifton's portable storage unit ordinance flatly bars placing any storage container in the public right-of-way or in a way that obstructs a sidewalk or blocks full public safety…

Operating tables and chairs on a Clifton sidewalk requires an outdoor cafe license from the Zoning Officer under Chapter 377, with fees up to $250, a required four-foot pedestrian…

Clifton puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner, not the City. Owners and occupants must lay and keep in good repair the sidewalk fronting their lot at their own cost, and…

Clifton bills production companies an "inconvenience fee" to close streets for filming: up to $1,000 per day on streets serving fewer than 10,000 residents and up to $5,000 per day on…

Clifton's filming ordinance requires permit holders to minimize noise and other disruption to neighbors and to park production vehicles off public streets when practicable. Affected…

Clifton requires anyone filming on public property, or on private property using public streets, sidewalks or parking for vehicles, equipment or barricades, to get a permit from the…

Planting a shade or ornamental tree along any Clifton street or park needs a $10 permit from the Public Works Director, an approved species, nursery stock at least two inches in…

In Clifton's Planned Development No. 1(A) District, § 461-13J(6) caps building lot coverage at 60% of the site, paired with a two-story height ceiling under § 461-13J(7). The limit…

Clifton's Planned Residential Community (PRC) Zone District fixes exact height ceilings by building type under City Code § 461-13S(13): townhouses may not exceed three stories or 35…

In Clifton's Planned Residential Community (PRC) Zone District, § 461-13S(11) sets fixed yard setbacks: residential buildings must sit back at least 30 feet from any public street, 25…

Clifton residents can get a free sticker from the City Clerk declaring they don't want to be canvassed or solicited, and posting it on the property makes further solicitation there a…

Clifton requires a written license before anyone can go house to house selling goods, taking orders, or booking future services. The Police Department vets, fingerprints, and…

Clifton imposes a 3% hotel and motel room occupancy tax, paid by the guest and collected by whoever collects the rent. Vendors may never advertise that they'll absorb or refund the…

Clifton does not ban flavored vapor sales itself, but City Code Ch. 303 Art. IV lets the Health Officer force a Municipal Council hearing against any retailer with repeat convictions…

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.4, New Jersey prohibits the sale, gift, or distribution of tobacco and electronic smoking products to anyone under 21, with escalating civil penalties for…

Clifton Code § 461-60D requires all lighting for off-street parking areas to be arranged and shielded so it reflects downward, keeping light from shining directly onto adjoining…

Clifton City Code Ch. 305 requires every artificial light on private land to be shaded and aimed away from adjoining property, treating unshielded glare onto a neighbor's lot as a…

Clifton prohibits every class of cannabis establishment, cannabis distributor and cannabis delivery service in all zoning districts. The ban, codified in the zoning ordinance's list of…

New Jersey state law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis statewide, even for adults 21 and over and registered medical patients, and municipalities cannot legalize personal grows.

Clifton prohibits leaving any motor vehicle parked in a City park from half an hour after sunset until sunrise. The overnight ban, set out in the parks and playgrounds chapter, applies…

Flying a drone anywhere on Passaic County park land or water is illegal unless the Director of Parks and Recreation issues a written permit first. Article II, Section 25 of the Park…

Commercial drone operations in New Jersey are governed by federal FAA Part 107 plus the uniform state criminal restrictions in N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27, leaving little room for conflicting…

New Jersey state law (N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27) sets uniform criminal restrictions on drone operations statewide, including bans on flying impaired, near critical infrastructure, or near…

Passaic County allows grilling in its parks but bans grills on tables or benches, bans deep fryers, torches, open fire pits and bonfires outright, and shuts down all grilling during…

Passaic County confines bicycle riding on county park land to paths, roadways or other County-designated areas. Article II, Section 18 also requires riders under 17 to follow New…

New Jersey has a full low-speed vehicle regime and no golf cart regime at all. An LSV must be titled, registered, insured and plated with the Motor Vehicle Commission, and it may be…

New Jersey sets a uniform statewide minimum wage under NJSA 34:11-56a, scheduled to reach $15 per hour, with limited authority for municipalities to enact higher local wage floors.

The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law at NJSA 34:11D provides up to 40 hours of paid sick time and preempts local sick leave ordinances, creating a single statewide standard.

New Jersey issues concealed carry permits under NJSA 2C:58-4 with strict justifiable need replaced by shall-issue standards post-Bruen, while sensitive-place restrictions limit where…

New Jersey effectively prohibits open carry of handguns without a Permit to Carry under NJSA 2C:39-5, and long-gun open carry is restricted in most public contexts.

New Jersey strictly regulates firearm transport in vehicles under NJSA 2C:39-5 and 2C:39-6, requiring unloaded firearms in locked containers absent a valid Permit to Carry, with…

New Jersey splits the state into two frost zones: 2 feet 6 inches in Monmouth and Burlington counties and everything south, and 3 feet in Mercer and Middlesex counties and everything…

New Jersey's Casino Control Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq., confines legal casino gambling to a single city. State law defines an "approved hotel" eligible for a casino license as a…

New Jersey lets churches, veterans posts, fire companies, and other nonprofits run bingo or raffles only after two steps: registration with the state's Legalized Games of Chance…

New Jersey's Code of Criminal Justice defines a 'player' as a person who gambles only as a contestant or bettor and collects nothing beyond personal winnings, without otherwise…

New Jersey legalized sports betting in June 2018 under the Sports Wagering Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12A-10 et seq. Only Atlantic City casinos and Meadowlands/Monmouth Park-class racetracks…

New Jersey gives both condominium and planned-community associations a foreclosable assessment lien with a limited 6-month priority over a prior first mortgage. The Condominium Act…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-46(a) requires association bylaws to open every executive board meeting to members and voting-eligible tenants, except conference or working sessions where no binding…

New Jersey associations enforce recorded covenants and architectural standards through their declaration, but PREDFDA's Radburn regulations require associations to make alternative…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.4 bars a New Jersey community association from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.1 makes any association rule or bylaw that limits or prohibits display of the flag of the United States, yellow ribbons, or signs supporting United States troops…

N.J.S.A. 46:8B-15(f) lets a New Jersey condominium association impose reasonable fines only if the master deed or bylaws authorize it, and then caps each fine at the maximum monetary…

A New Jersey condominium or homeowners association can record a lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and foreclose it by suit in the same manner as a mortgage foreclosure. The lien…

New Jersey runs sobriety checkpoints, and the Legislature has never passed a statute authorizing or regulating them. The phrase "sobriety checkpoint" returns no documents at all in the…

New Jersey is a one-party consent state, so recording an encounter you are part of is lawful under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d), and there is no New Jersey statute that bans filming police…

New Jersey has no stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the New Jersey General and Permanent Statutes returns no provision requiring a pedestrian who is stopped on suspicion…

New Jersey put its vehicle-search rule inside the legalization act itself. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10c, enacted as section 61 of CREAMMA, provides that the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis…

The New Jersey Right to Farm Act (N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.) shields eligible commercial farms from nuisance suits and preempts unreasonable municipal ordinances when farms follow…

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey banned single-use plastic carryout bags and single-use paper bags at large grocery stores effective May 2022, the strongest such law nationally.

New Jersey prohibits polystyrene foam food service products under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, banning foam clamshells, cups, trays, and similar items statewide effective May 2022.

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey food service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws only upon customer request, effective November 2021 statewide.

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.2 forbids a New Jersey community association from adopting or enforcing any restriction, covenant, bylaw, rule or regulation that prohibits solar collectors on two…

New Jersey controls add-on lighting with an aiming rule, a counting rule and a flat ban on flashing. Under R.S. 39:3-54, any lighted lamp other than a headlamp, spot lamp or auxiliary…

New Jersey gives dash cams no windshield allowance. R.S. 39:3-74 forbids driving with any sign, poster, sticker or other non-transparent material on the front windshield, wings…

New Jersey has never authorized lane splitting or lane filtering, and the words appear nowhere in the Revised Statutes. A motorcycle riding the stripe between two lines of traffic is…

New Jersey does not ban license plate frames outright. R.S. 39:3-33 makes it an offence to drive with a frame or holder that conceals or obscures the state name, the registration…

New Jersey has no statute prohibiting a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. A full-text search of the New Jersey statutes returns no provision on radar detectors at all, and…

Studded tires are legal in New Jersey, but only from November 15 to April 1 of a winter season. There is no permit, no sticker and nothing to apply for, and the window does not appear…

New Jersey publishes no legal darkness for the front of a passenger car, because add-on tint on the windshield and on the two front side windows is prohibited outright. R.S. 39:3-74…